Guy-anchor.



No. 864,391. PATENTED AUG. 27, 1907.

L. N. STEWART.

GUY ANCHOR. APPLIOATION FILE-D MAR. 1. 1907.

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The invention consists in certain Constructions and UNITED STATES PATENT omen.

LEMIIEL N. STEWART, OF AGENCY, MISSOURI.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEMUEL N. STEWART, a citize of the United States, residing at Agency, in the county of Buchanan and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Guy-Anchors,

of which the following is a specification.

I This invention contemplates certain new and useful improvements in guy anchors, and the invention has for its object an improved guy anchor constructed of few and simple parts that will be durable in corn struction and efficient in operation in holding firmly arrangements of the parts that I shall hereinafter fully describe and then point out the novel features merits thereof and also to acquire a knowledge of the ,at their lower ends.

details of construction of the means for effecting the result, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l is a perspective view of .my improved guy anchor; and, Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof with parts in section.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description andindicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference charaeters.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates the rod or stein of the device which is provided at its upper end with an aperture 2 to receive the guy, cable, or other brace. A cross head is mounted to slide freely on the stem 1, said cross head consisting of two transversely extending spaced links 3 that are joined together at their ends on opposite sides of the stem by means oi journals 4. Arms 5 are pivotally suspended at one end between the ends of the links 3 and on said journals 4 and said arms carry blades 6 On the lower'end of the stem 1, an open frame-like wedge 7 is mounted, said wedge being provided at its apex with an opening through which the stem extends, and the wedge is held on 'said stem preferably by means of a nut 8 screwed on the lower end of the latter. The legs 9 of the wedge -7 are adapted to fit in recesses 10 formed in the inner edges of the blades 6. 11 designates an adjusting nut which is threaded on the stem 1 and which is provided with a washer and is adapted to. bear against the cross head formed by the loops 3, so as to move the stem upwardly relatively Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 1,1907. Serial at. 359,998.

.Patented Aug. 27, 1907.

to the arms 5 and to draw the wedge 7 upwardly between said arms so'as to swing the latter and their blades outwardly and cause them to dig firmly into the soil. i 4

From the foregoing description in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be seen that in the practical use of my improved guy anchor, the holein the ground is first prepared of a diameter to permit the'blades (which are preferably semicircular as shown) to be inserted downwardly within the hole, when the blades are at the inner limit of their swinging movement. Then the nut 11 is screwed down on the stem- 1 by means of a suitable wrench or other tool and. this will obviously result in drawing the wedge 'Z upwardly between the blades and their arms and result also in the outwardly swinging movement of said blades so as to cause them'to dig firmly into the ground and hold the entire guy anchor in place without any liability of slipping.

Havingthus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A guy anchor, comprising a cross head embodying spaced links, a threaded stem passing freely through and between said links, arms pivotally suspended from the links and mounted between the ends thereof, blades connected to the lower ends of said .arms, a wedge secured on the lower ends of said stern and adapted to fit between said blades, and a nut screwing on the stem above the links and adapted to move the stem upwardly relatively to the links.

.2.. A guy anchor, consisting of a threaded stemv a cross head embodying spaced links embracing said stem and slidingly mounted thereon, arms pivotally suspended from said cross head, semicircular blades connected to the lower ends of said arms and provided in their adjacent edges with stem and provided withopposite legs adapted to fit in' saidrecesses and means for moving said stem upwardly relatively to thecross head. In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LEMUEL N. STEWART.

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